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pigeon-princess · 5 months
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I'm very excited to finally share the alternative dust jacket designs I did for dazzlingbookishshop's FT Lukens set! I absolutely adore these books and they were such a pleasure to illustrate covers for. Check out their site for details if you're interested in grabbing the set!
https://dazzlingbookishshop.com
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crystalflygeo · 3 months
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Long overdue final ebg post (lmao) bc I need to get this out of my system...
Tag for all the posts/storyline
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Art by the amazing lovely precious cutie Aine @/ainescribe
First of all I want to thank @i23kazu immensely for allowing me to participate pls I was SO unsure at first haha and she absolutely killed it with the interactions, the lil side project, the prompts, the scores tally... it's just so much work, kudos to you Ying fr!! It was a super fun game.
Shoutout to my besties/mutuals
@silentmoths @ainescribe thank you for your lil asks I love seeing your characters aaaaaaaa 💕
@floraldresvi @moraxsthrone and all the anons I got, your sabotages here and in discord were brutal omg Vi you almost made my cry //pos bc I wanted to react/respond to Li's messages 🥺 EVERY SINGLE TIME ghgnhgnghgn and NOT KEL MAKING MY GIRL HAVE A WET DREAM/SPICY MEMORY TYVM 💕 the way I had to contain myself hELP I loved it svcgavscgvsjgacbkackl
@meimeimeirin you also sabotaged me a lot, meanie //pos I loved SO MUCH your asks/little stories aaaaaa thank you for engaging so much when I know you're super busy 🥺 it def made my day everytime, ty for bringing the girl home and solving my silly lil mystery hehe 💕
@kurikurikurisu GIIIIIRL it's so funny to me that we kinda started interacting more on the last ebg for Rin and then I was like "she's a cool person I wanna fren.... 👉🏻👈🏻 but I shy...." took my sweet time to invite you to the server and turns out THIS ebg got us closer (I think? ehe?//hit) we didn't interact much in tumblr with each other's plots but bOY were we emotional support in discord, we really were in this suffering together 🤝🏻 mhm //nods nods 🤣 thank you so much for being interested in my lil silly plot and my girl aaaaaa
As for the "plot" and other things... (this got so long I am so sorryy;;;)
Well at first I wanted to do kinda a normal ebg, no plot or anything bc I don't think I have the smarts to do an elaborate game/story lmao and I kinda wanted to have more established s/i lore?? And then I realized hey I can use the ebg to introduce my s/i!!!
See I'd been working SO hard on her names lately, researching and studying in-game adepti lore and stuff and I though why don't I make it a simple game where the goal is to guess her name (with me giving hints ofc) and at the very start I had the idea of her losing her memories so she could re-discover/remember things about herself alongside the "players" learning them. Whoever character I got as my bias would help her and get to know her too along the way, even npcs (or in the rare case of me getting Dottore/Pantalone, probs be the villain for her memory loss lmao)
And then I got Kazuha. And it was so SO perfect. I took inspiration from Spirited Away with the plot point of having your name/memories/identity stolen and for some reason I remembered the whole Ino-shika-cho koi-koi card combo from Summer Wars I just had this vivid mental image of a scene where Kazuha dropped the biggest hint by writing the Kanji for Butterfly (Chō) which doubles ofc as the Hanzi for Butterfly/Crystalfly (Dié) written the same pronounced (and romanized) differently :3c
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I was very proud of myself//hit also
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I did not end up making haiku bc they are complicated but I at least tried to loosely keep/emulate the 3 phrases, phonetic rhyme and sensory elements while referencing my lil plot lmao
✧˖Originally I was gonna blame it on a playful tanuki or smth but I don't think they're powerful enough youkai lmao it was probably a kitsune.... we may never know ✧˖She was technically never in any danger yeah but imagine being lost with no memories and no way to know if you could get them back even because every person she met kept telling her they didn't know ofc she'd break down, or at least me, I'm very crybaby and neurotic sometimes//HIT ✧˖Yes this entire thing was technically Zhongli's fault since he did write her a letter addressed 亲爱的晶蝶 ("My dear Crystalfly/Jingdie") and that IS her name woops on a random note I kinda imagine he also signs with something like 你的龙 "Your Dragon" and vice versa with Crys ("My dear Dragon/your Crystalfly") sgcvgajsvcjhacbajkca //squeals kicks feets
And all this started because I was stressing over the fact that "Crys" is not an appropriate name for a Liyue character lmao, I debated for so long giving her a chinese name, but I didn't want to further make her an OC I wanted her to represent me/my blog (also part of me was and still is immensely worried I somehow insult cn ppl by being as some sort of weeabo equivalent or that I am "appropriating culture" or idk I may be dumb but I try to do my research and I prommy it does not come from a place of malice or anything I genuinely love genshin and Li and it's got me interested in a culture/country I funnily enough have somehow interacted with and have friends in but never really paid that much attention to ig...) and then I just had the epiphany What if I just reverse engineer and name her Crystalfly in cn? Lore would be that either her name got accidentally translated in documents a long long time ago and ppl started calling ehr Crystalfly/Crys and she rolled with it or she simply adopted the translation/nickname as her name for international settings, keeping her true name more private (hidden in plain sight tbh) p sure the only ones who know are the elder adepti (Ganyu/Xiao included) and Neuvillette (once he told her his real/first name) (ironically Crys may be harder to pronounce i other languages lmaoooo rip Fontaine)
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Anyway this got way too long lmao sorrryyyyyyyy thank you everyone kith kith love y'all bye!! 💕
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charkyzombicorn · 8 months
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Ships I like because of the opla
Nami x Kaya
Usopp x Kaya (honestly didn’t really care for it in the anime)
Usopp x Coby (I have no explanation for linking this ship)
Coby x luffy
SOMEONE ELSE TALKING ABOUT THE USOPP/COBY MOMENT™ IN THE SHOW THAT HAD ME RIPPING THE STUFFING OUT OF MY PILLOW--
Nami and Kaya were so damn sweet their perspectives were so different but they met in the middle and I love them so muchhhhh
Honestly. I still can't really see Usopp x Kaya and I know people were going berserk for the Kiss but I've never really understood childhood friends to lovers trope. They grew up together I always just imagine them as siblings - not judging people who like childhood friends to lovers.
USOPP X COBY THE WEAK LITTLE "Why won't anyone believe me..?" AND COBY CROUCHING TO FACE USOPP WITH THE GENTLE LITTLE "I believe you." WITH THAT REASSURING SMILE YOU JUST KNOW COBY'S ELATED TO FINALLY GET TO HELP PEOPLE LIKE HE DREAMED OF, FINALLY GETTING TO BE THE PERSON HE NEEDED WHILE BEING ABUSED BY ALVIDA. YOU JUST KNOW THAT'S THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS SOMEONE'S PICKED USOPP UP, LISTENED TO HIM, THE FIRST PERSON THAT'S SAID THEY BELIEVED HIM SINCE HIS MOTHER DIED-- AND THEY'RE MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS AND I'M IN LOVE WITH THEM. Coby's instincts telling him to trust Usopp, Usopp trusting marines after being so adamantly loyal to pirate ideals his whole life because it's Coby he's trusting-- AAAAAAAA!!!!!
Cobylu has been canon since the beginning but it's such a rare pair I feel so vindicated!!! They're my absolute favorite type of enemies to lovers because they don't hate eachother at all they love eachother but neither will give up such a crucial part of themselves to be with the other so they fight a little and they're so proud every time they see the other grow and change and maybe if the world were different they wouldn't sail under flags that have caused so much grief for the other. Maybe if the world would change they wouldn't be on opposite sides of a war that started long before they were born and they will never see the end of. But they're working their hardest and expecting the other to work just as hard so they can get stronger and clash again if only to see eachother again. Also I love them
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lovelylotusf1 · 4 months
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I love these tag games. Thank you @ravenrage27 for tagging me <3
What color are your eyes?
Blue! Sometimes they appear grey if the light hits them weirdly.
Tell me about your pets. Or your dream pets.
I don't own any pets but my family does. We have 10 lovely chickens, 7 of them hatched by us! I also want to have my own chickens someday, they are silly little girls. The named ones are the ones we hatched ourselves:
Cookie & Cream (can't tell them apart)
Toast
Brownie
Snom
Pico
Popstar
Share some interesting facts about yourself:
I have been to 7 countries already (if you include my home one 8)!
What was the first fandom you were a part of?
Actively? F1.
Passively munching on fics? Probably Yu-Gi-Oh.
Do you have any phobias?
Can't stand getting my blood drawn.
Are you a picky eater? If so, what food can't you stand?
I am so sorry to everyone who knows me in real life. I am a very picky eater🫣😔 Certain textures just don't vibe with me and I'd rather stay withing my comfort zone than risk throwing up at the dinner table. (That's why Lando is my pookie ❤️)
Do you eat the burger and fries at the same time? Or one after the other?
I don't really eat burgers. The thing that gets close would probably be Schnitzel? There I eat them both together.
Winter or summer?
Winter babyyyy
What fanfiction tropes are your favorite?
Anything fluffy sprinkled with a good amount of pining. Preferred: mutual pining but they both think the other isn't.
Are you studying or working? What did you study, what is your job?
Studying to become a teacher! Which is why I bury my real identity under a whole lot of different emails😎😭
What is the last country you visited?
Hungary! Specifically Budapest, last summer.
What country would you move to after retiring?
I'd like to stay in my home country, Austria.
Who was your first crush?
Proud aro-ace person here so I never really had one! The only experience I can tell is the following: There was this one guy in middle school who like 5 girls had a crush on. I convinced myself sooo hard that I liked him like that as well. Turns out: Not everyone has to try really hard to have a crush.
How did you get into F1 fandom?
A friend of mine used to play the F1 game during class. He got obsessed with it, then got me and another mutual friend into watching the races with Miami 2022. Almost a whole year passed and I was just casually interested, not really thinking too much about it except watching it regularly.
But then I got curious and wanted to know if there even are any fics for this. Turns out: There are! A ton! And I fell into a rabbit hole and don't want back out.
I'm a bit sad that I wasn't as into it in the beginning because I missed a whole lot and didn't appreciate everything enough😭 Seb's last season? Seen, not appreciated. Oscar's silly season? Didn't even see it. Nico Hülkenberg commentating for the TV station where I watch the races when he didn't have a seat? Thought he was just a regular guy aaaaaaaa
Anywayyy, my taglist:
@wisteria-wisteria @borntogayz @charlclerc @laura1633 @piastrology & everyone who sees this and wants to participate!!
(feel free to ignore though)
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naffeclipse · 8 months
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AH MY HEART!!
You're tearing me apart Naff!!!
I caught up on song fish,,
(I'm sorry this is a mess, I'm commenting on both chapters in one go)
I love this sailboat!! I can imagine it looking so pretty! But I need to ask, what kind of sailboat is it??? Did you reference an actual real life one or did you make it up? Sorry I'm extremely curious X3
It's going better and oh my god I'm so proud of y/n! Throughout both of these chapters they're getting so much more comfortable and confident, I just wanna squeeze them and tell them how good they're doing!!!
Gregory is such a hero, so patient and understanding, and now with the secret out, their connection is so much stronger, I love it!!
The boys are doing a good job too, it's hard for them to not seem a little fast paced with the progress since they are the creatures y/n have been so afraid of their entire life. But they're so gentle and patient, they're doing their best, aah they're so lovable!! If they weren't so huge I'd wrap my arms around both of them and spin them around!
The island Sun takes y/n to! I wanna be there with him so bad!! And the gentle way he encourages y/n to get underwater and then y/n being comfortable enough to do it again!? AAAAAH MY HEART!!!!
Gregory and Freddy!! Gosh Freddy is perfect! Also oh lord I'm trying to imagine what he'd look like (more like how I'd draw him, he'd be such a creature pfkfjd)
"Different how?" You whisper.
They are bonded as father and cub.
...
And your bond with Sun and Moon is different. You can't linger on the thought without blushing.
AAAAAAAA!!! *kicking my legs like a little school girl and hiding my face in my hands*
Idk why but I felt something bad was gonna happen as I Moon went hunting in the dream. I was SO EXCITED for a hunt, but part of me was afraid. Oh god I hate that I was right.
Circus baby!!?!? So incredibly unexpected but my gosh I love what you did with her design!! She's the kraken and I LOVE IT!! (I might be enjoying her design a little too much actually, don't mind me as I pick up my pen)
Moon and Sun can be terrifying when they want to be, hell yeaaaa!!! There's the monster fight I've been waiting for!! But oh no MOON NOOOO!!!! D':
AaaaaAAAAA!!! Baby!! They're so happy to be called baby again! The way they vibrate and chirp in delight AAAA my heart!!
Again I'm so happy that y/n and Gregory have each other through this, they're both suffering now but at least they have each other..
...
Well shit. There's Circus again.
That ending to chapter 5 has me rattling you so hard Naff. You really like causing suffering huh? I really hope all that didn't undo too much of y/n's progress,, it just got worse and worse.
Such a good cliffhanger tho! I applaud you for not holding back!! Your writing can turn so dark and sinister in seconds, it's wonderful!
Brilliant work as always! I cannot wait for the next chapter!! The monster fight will be LEGENDARY!!!!
Hope you're doing well btw, I'm sending you good vibes and hugs regardless. Remember to take care of yourself and get plenty of rest ♥️♥️♥️
AHHH, MEEP!!!
It's a sloop sailboat! Very simple but it gets the job done hehe
I'm rattling you so hard right now! I'm so happy you like it and I'm very excited for you to read the last chapter (no rush of course hehe) and augh, I'm really glad you like Circus, she's so evil and fun to write, and ohhhh, your art of her is still so stunning! I love it *mwah*
Thanks, and I hope you're doing well, too! Hugs and kisses, and make sure to take it easy on yourself! Ahh, thank you so much for reading, babe! ♥
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fractured-faye · 2 years
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we're okay | you x your fav
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genre: comfort
a/n: AAAaaAaA this was self-indulgent and i don't even know if it was any good 😩👎🏼 first ever written work that i'm really proud of though!! i know it still needs a lot of work in so many aspects. that aside, it has really comforted me on rough days, so i'd hope that it helps you get through hard times too. take care pls, i love u <3
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straddling his hips, you cup his cheeks and let your noses meet, giggling when his eyes close and he bites back a smile.
it's not like you've never done that before. the butterflies you give each other just never seem to have gone away despite the long time you've spent together. every familiar touch still feels like the first.
you love this side of him. the one that turns bashful at every loving touch of yours. the one you almost manage to catch off guard with the simplest of sweet words, despite him always talking about how he has to keep up a front at work.
from time to time, he has to force himself to stay firm and unfazed while handling rude customers. knowing you make him feel this safe for him to drop all of his guard and just melt in your presence makes you feel that you've at least done one good, right thing in this life.
"i'm so tired, y/n.." he whispers, hot breath fanning against your lips as his hands settle at your hips, rubbing soothing circles around the area. you can feel them threatening to fall from the utter exhaustion he's in.
after all, he's been awake for more than 24 hours, taking care of all the problems that came up at once as if on cue. it was just unfortunate that things took the most drastic turn when you least expected it.
"i know, baby. do you wanna go to bed?" it's your turn to close your eyes now as you let your foreheads rest against each other. your hands gently massage the back of his ears. when you realise he hasn't answered you, you pull away and call out to him softly.
"hey.." you whisper, signalling him to open his eyes. your hands move to the sides of his face, partially cupping it and rubbing soothing circles onto his cheeks. "open your eyes for me."
"hmm," he hums in acknowledgement, eyes fluttering open. his eyes were bloodshot from the short slumber he fell into just seconds ago.
your heart sinks a little at the sight of him so weak. you twist your hands to grab onto his and bring them between the two of you, pulling them to your mouth. his eyes follow your every move as you peck on his knuckles, rubbing them after.
"come with me to bed, hmm?" you persuade him as you get off his lap, tugging him with you.
"no, you come here," he raises his voice playfully, pulling you back onto his lap. you lightly crash into his chest and chuckle at his attempt to lighten the mood. you stay there for a moment, arms wrapped around his torso as his embrace your small figure.
you feel his heart rate slowing down as he floats into dreamland, chest heaving less erratically now that his concerns are tended to.
cautiously, you lay your head on his shoulder and snuggle in his neck. your movements cause him to shift in his sleep and turn his head towards you. as if disturbed in his sleep, his eyebrows furrow before he, almost purposefully, finds your cherry-scented hair, and only then does he look at peace again.
this time you don't hold back. you let a tear slip from your eyes as you have one of your arms around his neck and another hunched to yourself. you needed something to hide the noise you were making as you wearily cried, so you pull one of your hands down to muffle your cries. your sobs don't go unnoticed by him, though.
"h-hey.. what's wrong, love?" he pulls you away forcefully, yet ever so gently, to look at your now messy face. you could feel the panic in his touch. he was pulling you closer in every way and soothing you with comforting rubs along the expanse of your back.
he always feels bad for not being able to give you a good life. he always wants the best for you, so every time you shed a tear, the urge to apologise fills him.
"i'm sorry. i should've done better," he'll wish to say, if it weren't for how much you hated it when he apologises for things that are out of his control. but then he remembers how (again, you hated that, and how) you've been holding on with him so, so well. so, he thinks that maybe, just this time, letting you cry would be the right thing to do, despite how much it hurts him to see you break.
just this once. but never again.. i'll make her happy. he'll mentally note before he continues with a heavy sigh and glass-layered eyes. "it's alright, love. you can cry your heart out tonight.. i'll be strong enough for the both of us– you don't need to worry about a thing. just hold me tight, please."
when those words leave his lips, you let yourself go, your cries getting louder as you sob harder, hiding yourself in his embrace. your hands fist into his shirt as if to signal that everything hurts too much. that you're angry that all of this has to happen to the both of you.
"i know, i know. we're okay, baby. the world is so, so mean, but we're okay. we're kind, and so strong, and we've got each other.. i can't imagine making it this far with any other."
"s-stop!" you wail out. "you-you're gonna m-make me cry harder!" you bang his abs playfully with the fists you have in his clothes.
he chuckles, "that's the whole point."
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AKAASHI, kita, oikawa, SUGA, kuroo, osamu, aran, kageyama
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idiacide · 2 years
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Match-up info from 📖! Fine with either a match-up with a student or staff, whoever fits best with me. They/them pronouns please! I'd like to think I'm rather laidback and chill, generally try to be polite and amicable on first meeting. Though I definitely can be reserved if I don't click well with someone right off the bat. Though, if we have a shared interest/passion or I can sense the person is really kind, I can definitely open up a lot more easier and can get animated, loud, and excitable.
I try to be a good ear and shoulder to cry on if say my partner has something weighing on them. But if they need advice, I won't be afraid to have a firm tone with them if they need to hear the truth. Of course the support would be overflowing cuz nobody wants to see their partner sad. Definitely can say my love language is affection through physical touch and spending quality time.
Some bad qualities I do have are that I can get rather defensive if someone points out a flaw or I did something wrong. I REALLY cannot let go of grudges if someone has hurt me and I do have a bad habit of not mentioning it cuz I'm too proud to go crawling to the other person to admit I was hurt. (Trying hard to fix this though hrhgrgh) DEFINITELY can get sharp-tongued and raise my voice if someone gets an attitude with me. But at the end of the day, will try to mend anything and clear the air cuz I'd rather be happy than overthink on festering negativity.
Finally, some interests/hobbies include writing, illustrating, animals/wildlife, handcrafts (sewing, crocheting, building minatures, etc), video or tabletop games, collecting merch or interesting lil knick knacks, animated shows, and webcomics.
Sorry if this was so much info, just wanted to give as much foundation as I could, aaaaaaaa.
First paid matchup lets fucking goooo. If you yourself would be interested in a matchup+meetcute, feel free to send me 10 dollars on ko-fi and dm me to work on the specifics.
After having read this over few times, I match you with Jade Leech
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-Laidback and chill is a break and a half for Jade, who is used to having to deal with MUCH stronger personalities all day long. It would be the politeness more than anything which drew his attention. Most people tend to treat him as though he’s always up to something. Which, to be fair: he usually is. But still, it’s at least a little frustrating to be held at arm’s length before you’ve even had the chance to say anything. As time goes on he comes to appreciate your general easy-going nature. While he enjoys a bit of chaos in his life, it’s nice to be around someone who neither judges nor worsens circumstances around them.
-Its rare he’ll take advantage of your listening ear, as he prefers to handle matters that trouble him on his own. Still, having the option available to him is honestly refreshing. Floyd tends to be too caught up in his own whirlpool of emotions to really notice what’s going on with his twin. Additionally, he appreciates being able to come to you when he wants an honest assessment. Jade values truth in his partners, and hates people who dance around the facts just to ingratiate themselves. Though he’s not the touchiest person in the world, he’s eager to provide if it helps you relax.
-Again, Jade’s used to dealing with a great deal of stubbornness. There’s a part of him that can even find it endearing. He’s an incredibly patient man, and even gets a little kick sometimes out of encouraging your grudges into a vengeance cycle.Your enemies are his enemies, after all~  However, like you, he tells the truth to the people he values. He’s very careful and tactful, but manages to help you keep certain things in perspective and not go overboard too often.
-As for hobbies, while you share a mutual interest in nature, Jade’s also quite willing to learn about your other fascinations. Handcrafts and your curious collection of items in particular are very readily compelling to him, and he’ll happily listen to you explain the lore behind each of them. As long as you’re willing to repay the favor with his mushrooms.
Meetcute: 
You rocked back on your heels, fidgeting a little with the straps of your pack. The sunlight is just beginning to peak out over the horizon, and you have to keep bouncing from leg to leg to keep warm. Your breath comes out in cloudy spirals. 
Where was everyone? You were fairly certain those fliers had mentioned meeting in the courtyard outside the Hall of Mirrors. 
You hadn’t exactly been searching hard for extracurriculars, but the posted notice for the Mountain Lover’s Club had drawn your eye. You’d always loved animals, and since arriving in this strange world you couldn’t shake a lingering curiosity about the types of magical creatures that might be out there. The poster had promised an early morning hike, free for all prospective members to join. No paperwork required.
Leading to you, standing out here in the cold. Alone.
You were beginning to contemplate cutting your losses and heading back to Ramshackle to warm up when a voice startled you out of your drifting thoughts.
“I must admit, I honestly didn’t expect anyone else to be here.”
You jerked around like you’d been caught. A VERY tall young man with choppy teal hair was emerging from one of the many passageways. Like you, he was dressed for the outdoors, with sturdy clothes and a slightly worn backpack resting comfortably on his shoulder. He seemed almost amused by your presence, mismatched eyes gleaming through the dim light. 
You scrounged desperately around your still growing list of names and faces. It was early days yet, but you had the sneaking suspicion this one had a twin.... “You’re....Jade, right?” God you hope you nailed that one, switching the names somehow felt ruder than just not knowing altogether. He rewards you with a smiling nod as he comes to stand in front of you though, filling you with relief.
“And you’re the prefect of Ramshackle dorm. I’ve heard much about you.”
“Yeah, well....” You shifted a little bit from foot to foot, slightly embarrassed by the notoriety. Isekai into one school orientation... “You said you weren’t expecting anyone?”
“A club involving this much physical exertion with this little glory isn’t exactly popular among students here.” It doesn’t sound like that fact particularly bothers him. You catch a glimpse of sharp teeth as he talks. “We have a few other nominal members, but I’m typically the only one participating in activities like this.”
“Well....that makes this a little awkward, then.” You say, trying to joke off the dawning realization that you’d just signed the two of you up for multiple potential hours of one on one time.
“Is it?” He tilts his head, almost curiously. “I’m not sure....I’ve never minded the privacy, I mainly make the posters for Crowley’s benefit.”
Despite yourself, you feel the faintest twinge of irritation. Sure, it was one thing to joke about it, but did he seriously mean to imply he didn’t want you here? Ordinarily you might not assume so, but with how rude everyone at this school habitually is...”Should I go then?”
His eyes widen, almost in surprise. “Oh, no, you misunderstand. I didn’t mean it as a bad thing. A novelty, rather.” He checks his watch, humming faintly. “Shall we go?”
“Uh...” Stranger. In the woods. For hours. Well, why not. “Sure.”
He smiles again, this time giving you a full view of those sharky teeth of his. You follow him into the hall of mirror, up the stairs towards the world mirror.
“Can I ask what your interest is with this activity?” He said, glancing back at you as you follow him up the stairs. “I’d have thought you’d be more focused on trying to find your footing in the new environment.”
Again, you still weren’t sure how much he meant to sound passive aggressive. Something about the tone read more like genuine curiosity to you, though. “It’s....all been a little overwhelming, honestly.” You admitted. “But...I always liked nature back home. I don’t quite have the tools to engage in a lot of my other hobbies here, but I figure mountains can’t be too terribly different between worlds, right? Besides, there might be some interesting animals to look at. Does that make sense?”
His expression doesn’t change much. But you swear there’s something that flickers, just a little, behind his eyes. “It does. Truly.” The two of you finally arrive at the mirror. Jade pulls his magic pen from his pocket, tapping the glass and watching the ripples carefully. “I’ve always found it relaxing, as well as educational?”
“Educational?”
He grins. “There’s such a broad variety of mushrooms to study here on land...”
In the end, the hours weren’t anywhere near as awkward as you might’ve dreaded. Jade was an easy enough conversationalist, but never seemed to mind the quiet when you ran out of words. More than that, he was a surprising fount of information. You guess it only made sense for what you assumed was the club president? But he usually had some interesting tidbits on the variety of fauna you spotted, as well as a few handy guides on the place which could help fill in the gaps.
“You really do your research.” You say, squinting hard at a few sketches of birds to see what best resembled the one echoing every last word you said. Research, research, research.
“As I said, I’m usually alone up here. Being well-researched is a basic precaution.” Caution, caution caution. He chuckles, turning to you. “Though it is rather gratifying to have someone to say this all out loud to, I’ll admit.”
Out of courtesy, you ask him a few questions about the mushrooms he gathers as you go. You’re not expecting much, necessarily, but the wealth of information is surprisingly engaging, as well as the clear passion he has for the subject.
All told....you wouldn’t mind making it more of a regular thing. Nor, judging by the surprised look on his face when you asked him about formal applications, would he. 
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alvacchi · 4 years
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Phantom Thief Hanako-kun AU Story: Chapter 6 - Back in the Early Heist Days
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Flashback time!
Let's take a pause from what happened in the previous chapter and backtrack to the past~!
We'll be mainly sticking with Kou for this.
This happened before the first chapter!
Enjoy!
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-Phantom Thief Hanako released a heist notice to steal yet another jewel
-The detectives and police force were working together to strengthen security
-This thief was astonishingly outwitting them all if he never failed a heist
-Minamoto Kou, younger brother of Teru who is one of the top policemen, was just starting out his career as a new police officer
-His first mission was to join some police officers to capture Hanako
-Teru couldn't join the team during the heist since he was busy taking care of other more serious offenses
-So he was cheering Kou on for the time being, congratulating him on officially becoming part of the police force
-While Kou aimed to be like his brother, he admired a certain radish girl Yashiro Nene
-They didn't really know each other right now
-Before, Kou just came to visit the police station and departments to give lunch to Teru and make sure he's eating properly
-And it was a coincidence that Kou saw Yashiro with Detective Tsuchigomori as they came by at the same time
-Seeing Yashiro working hard on cases became part of his motivation to also work to fight crime along with Teru
-and so she was a Senpai to him in the field and a current acquaintance
-Kou was hoping he could get closer to Yashiro
-Preparing a small bouquet of pink flowers, he wanted to present them to her to make a good impression since they would be working together from now on
-On the day of the heist, he went to look for her with the flowers in hand
-When he found her with Tsuchigomori, he immediately went to hide behind a wall
-Kou peeked over and noticed that they were talking about the heist
-Would right now be a good time to give them?
-He stopped peeking to gather himself together before deciding to head over, feeling nervous
-Only to realize that the moment he let them out of his sight, they were already gone
-Darn, he missed his chance
-Well, it will be okay. He could see them again at the heist itself
-He tucked the flowers in his pockets
-The location of the heist was at a hotel owned by Akane
-Kou heard from Teru that Hanako would go steal from Akane from time to time
-He couldn't help but wonder how the gem collector was dealing with the situation
-Night time arrived and a small crowd gathered
-Not too many people knew of Hanako yet but already there were a few reporters at the scene and word had spread
-Kou was looking around when he accidentally bumped into someone
-"Hey! Watch the camera, Lame-ass Traffic safety Earring!"
-Kou: "Oh sorry--wait what?"
-Kou looked to see a pink haired boy with a scarf and camera on. He seemed to be around Kou's age
-Kou: "Do you know who you're talking to?"
-Mitsuba: "No. Should I?"
-Wow, this guy was testing his patience
-Kou: "Geez. Look at my uniform. I'm a police officer."
-Mitsuba: "Okay, police officer. Now could you let me go? I gotta take photos for the papers."
-Kou's eyes widened as he looked down at Mitsuba's camera he's holding
-Kou: "Oh! Are you a photographer?"
-Mitsuba: "Well I'm a journalist but I guess--"
-Kou: "THAT'S SO COOL! Sorry for bumping into your camera! What's your name?"
-Mitsuba was surprised at Kou's outburst. He felt a little embarassed all of a sudden.
-Mitsuba: "....Mitsuba Sousuke."
-Kou: "I'm Minamoto Kou! Nice to meet you! I can't wait to see all of your work!"
-Mitsuba: "I've done a few already but I'm still new at my job so my writing isn't that great."
-Kou: "That's okay! My reading isn't that great either!"
-Kou gave a thumbs up at that.
-Mitsuba: "Reading and writing are two different things. Also, I don't think you should be proud of that pff"
-Kou: "Hm? Is that so?"
-Mitsuba: "Anyways, I'll be going to the hotel rooftop to take pictures of the cityscape from there. Would you like to come along? There should still be time before the heist"
-Kou: "Sure! Let's go!"
-And so they are both at the rooftop chattering away as Mitsuba took photos with his camera
-Kou: "Huh so you like taking pictures of animals and landscape stuff. How about photos of people?"
-Mitsuba: "I do take them as well. The papers get way more media attention that way anyways."
-Kou: "How about taking one of me? I'll be the ultimate subject! Just call it 'Police Officer Minamoto Kou Makes His Debut'!"
-Mitsuba: "Hm....No thank you."
-Kou: "Aw come on! I want to be in the papers!"
-Kou tried to grab the camera from Mitsuba
-Mitsuba: "Hey wait a minute!"
-Kou: "Just a bit!"
-"Two gentlemen fighting on the rooftop? That's quite dangerous."
-Kou and Mitsuba looked over to find the the phantom thief Hanako standing near the edge of the roof
-When did he get there?
-Oh wait, did the heist start already?!
-They lost track of time!
-Kou: "Hanako!"
-Hanako: "I will be taking the treasure~"
-Hanako showed them the jewel in his hand.
-Kou: "Oh no you don't!"
-Kou rushed towards him and Hanako just dodged Kou's attacks, keeping the jewel out of reach
-As they got closer to the edge of the building, a sudden strong gust of wind burst forth
-Knocking the jewel out of Hanako's hand
-and the pink flowers from Kou's pocket
-Ah. The flowers. Kou completely forgot about them
-Both items were being blown away far apart from each other and off the roof
-Kou: "Oh no the flowers!!"
-That was Kou's immediate response
-Hanako ran and jumped to grab the flowers, dismissing the jewel
-He just jumped off the roof without a thought
-That madlad
-Kou's body moved and he managed to reach and grab onto Hanako's legs to prevent his fall from the roof
-Hanako was a bit heavy so Kou was having trouble lifting him up and they were right at the edge
-Mitsuba grabbed onto Kou and they both were able to lift Hanako up to safety
-Kou was shocked at Hanako's sudden move
-Kou: "Why did you just risk your life for a bunch of flowers?!"
-He couldn't understand
-Hanako also let that jewel drop!
-Hanako: "These are important to you, no?"
-Kou was rendered speechless at Hanako's words
-What kind of thief was that considerate?
-Hanako: "I'm sure you wanted to give these to someone. Also, I got my equipment on me so I wouldn't have fell to my death but thank you anyways"
-Hanako handed the flowers back to Kou and took a bow
-A racket of footsteps and shouts came from the door leading to the rooftop
-Hanako: "Welp, time's up, my fellow gentlemen. Perhaps we'll meet again~"
-Hanako escaped using his smoke bomb as a smoke screen
-Kou and Mitsuba coughed through it and once the smoke cleared, Hanako was gone
-The door slammed open to reveal a frantic Akane, panicked Yashiro, and a curious Aoi
-Akane: "AAAAAA NOOOOO we're too late!"
-Kou: "Huh? What are you talking about?"
-Yashiro: "Hanako made off with the jewel!"
-Kou: "Wait but I saw the jewel drop down the building. I apologize about--"
-Akane: "That must have been a fake! I prepared fake copies but he saw through my plan and still stole them anyways. He already stole the real one when I wasn't looking, since it was in a different location. That bastard thief!"
-Kou:
-Kou: "HAAAH?! Wait, why didn't I know about this??"
-Mitsuba: "Ahhh drama between the police and the gem collector once again. Why do you guys think he managed to get away?"
-Aoi: "So the rumors about Hanako were true! He's a clever mastermind!"
-Akane: "Ao-chan praising that thief....oh no no no no no that charmer did not just--"
-(Inside Akane's head of delusional fantasies):
-Aoi: "Hanako-sama! Please take me with you!"
-Hanako: "My dear sweet lady, I shall come for you as my next prize~"
[They fly and get farther away as Akane runs after them]
-Akane: [reaches out] "AO-CHAN! NO WAIT I LOVE YOU!"
-Aoi: "Hm 1 point~. Farewell Akane-kun! Please forget about me. I'm eloping with him now ♡"
[End of delusion]
-Akane: 'AAAAAAAA NO THAT CANNOT HAPPEN! IT ALL BACKFIRED!! I should not have brought Ao-chan here...Now I gotta watch out for not just that Teru bastard but also him aaaargh!'
-They were all staring at Akane leaning against the wall, agonizing
-Akane: [mumbling] " 'If we met under different circumstances, we could have been friends' my ass you thief, not when you're flirting with Ao-chan you son of a-"
-Kou: "Uh...is he okay? He's been leaning against that wall, mumbling weird stuff"
-Aoi: "He'll be okay ♡. Akane-kun's a big boy"
-Mitsuba nudged Kou
-Mitsuba: "Minamoto-kun, there's something you want to do, right?"
Kou: "Huh? Oh! Right!"
-Kou approached Yashiro who was zoning out, looking a bit troubled
-Yashiro: [mumbling to herself] "Aah~ I can't believe I got lost again...it's a good thing I found Akane-kun and Aoi along the way"
-Kou: "Um! Senpai!"
-Yashiro snapped out of her thoughts
-Yashiro: "Me?"
-Kou: "My name is Minamoto Kou. I'm a new police officer in the workforce so I'll be in your care! These are for you!"
-Kou handed the pink flowers over to Yashiro
-Yashiro: [smiles brightly as she received them] "Thank you! They're so pretty! I think I've seen you around. I'm Yashiro Nene. It will be a pleasure working with you!"
-Kou flustered as steam came out of his head and his heart felt like an arrow shot through it
-He may have developed a slight crush
-Kou: "Y-you're welcome! And I-I look forward to it too!"
-Kou turned around to see Mitsuba, trying to distract himself
-Kou: "Mitsuba! Did you get any good pictures?"
-Mitsuba, taking a look at his camera, smiled to himself
-He had taken a few photos of Kou without him realizing
-Mistuba: "Mhm. I sure did~"
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-As Hanako walked casually through an alleyway, he heard footsteps coming closer and he stopped
-He didn't have to look back to know who it is
-This happened often enough after all
-Hanako smiled
-Hanako: "Of all the people who could actually capture me if serious, you sure don't really take me seriously."
-He turned anyways to face the person responsible for the noises
-Hanako: "Great detective Tsuchigomori."
-Tsuchigomori stood in the alleyway as Hanako figured, looking at him nonchalantly
-Hanako: "What is this, a game of catch and release?"
-Tsuchigomori: "Hmph so you really did go this way. There wouldn't be many people here after all. It's a good escape route."
-Hanako: "Why didn't you tell the police?"
-Tsuchigomori: "They need to learn for themselves. Seriously incompetent if they can't capture a single person. Besides, I realized there's more to your stealing. I haven't figured out why exactly though."
-Hanako: "Oho I see. So that's what you care about. Curious?"
-Tsuchigomori: "I'm too busy for that now. I have an apprentice to look after....who apparently got lost since she's supposed to be with me..."
-Hanako: "Oh? You have an apprentice?"
-Tsuchigomori: "I'm showing her the ropes for now. And then, she'll be taking over my place to capture you."
-Hanako: "What, great detective? Aw, I'll miss you! Things won't be the same"
-Tsuchigomori: "Oh don't worry. You'll find her to be quite a persistent one."
-Hanako: "Heh~ Interesting!"
-Hanako vanished from sight using his fancy garment and smoke bomb for the second time, saying one last thing.
-Hanako: "I'll keep that in mind."
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AAAAAAAA I'M FUCKING SCREAMING THANK YOU FOR EXISTING I MEAN I LOVE JOTARO SO HARD AND YOUR HC'S JUST MAKE ME AAAAA IDK IM DYING SO PLEASE KEEP WRITING THEM... And just as an idea, why not writing a hc about Jotaro's weird love for sea animals. I mean it can be interesting and all 7w7 But WHAT I REALLY NEED IS A FUCKING DADTARO HC I MEAN HOW WOULD HE TAKE CARE OF JOLYNE BEING ALONE IN HOME AAAAAAA JUsT iDeAsss 7w7 (english isnt my idiom so there may be mistakes fuck im runningoutofletters)
Hey! ❤ I know how you feel haha Jotaro is just… toomuch (。T ω T。) Don’t worry, I’llkeep writing them if requests keep coming, but I’ll be honest… Just as you, Englishisn’t my first language and sometimes it’s very hard for me to answer, perhapsbc my vocabulary is still a bit limited and I keep forgetting some importantthings -oops- that’s why I bring new hcs once every 100 years. But I loveJotaro and I have a lot of fun thinking about how he would react to certainsituations, so I have no intention to abandon this (´。• ᵕ •。`).
Let’s go with the hcs~both of your requests are good, so I’ll do both, since another anon also wantedDadtaro hcs (btw, thank you, Anon #2! I’m glad you think that about this blog,I’m so happy now!).
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~ Jotaro’s weird love forsea animals ~
☆ As we’ve seen, Star Platinum is a very good artist,that’s why Jotaro’s room is full of super realistic sea animals’ drawings (andit seems he’s very proud of it).
☆ He has some weird accessories, I mean, we sawit in part 4. But I’m pretty sure there’s more. It’s not that he buys everysingle thing-with-a-dolphin he finds, but he might have some shirts andunderwear with sea creatures on them.
☆ Jotaro is kind of “If I like it then s/o mightlike it too” so things like s/o receiving a stuffed whale or a dolphin pendant ontheir birthday will happen.
☆ He also buys stuffed sea animals for himself.
☆ He shows his love to these creatures by being a nerd andcollecting figures or stuff like that, he also buys lots of magazines and readsA LOT about them, but that’s pretty much it. He’s a good man and doesn’t fuckanimals, you pervs.
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~ Dadtaro ❤ ~
☆ He talks to little Jolyne as if she was a grown up, like…wtf(?), I mean, he’ll never ever make a cute voice or act dumb to make her laugh.If she’s crying, Jotaro would be more like “yare yare…” and then he’d just talkto her as he’d do with another adult.
☆ Jotaro is not very affectionate, but every night when he’s backfrom work and Jolyne is already asleep, he’d go to her room to make sure she’sfine, then he’d kiss her in the forehead and go to sleep.
☆ He thinks Jolyne will have fun just like him while watching adocumental. (spoiler: she always falls asleep).
☆ Jotaro tells disturbing facts about sea animals to Jolyne whileshe’s watching sea-life cartoons or movies. Most of the time Jolyne gets mad athim because of this (she thinks he’s doing it just to bother her and he’stelling lies).
☆ This is important: Jolyne asks her father to buy her a puppyfor her birthday, Jotaro gives her a fish.
☆ Also this: Jotaro says he’llgive her a puppy if she learns to take care of a fish first. In the end, Jotarois always the one who cleans the fishbowl and feeds the poor little thing. (Andhe ends up buying more fishes).
☆ When only he’s at home with Jolyne and there’s no work to do,he’d play with her. Jotaro kinda likes to go to Jolyne’s ‘tea party’, hesecretly thinks she looks adorable. And, since Jolyne knows her dad is going tobe there, stuffed dolphins are welcome, so it’s extra adorable.
☆ Jotaro gets a bit embarrassed when Jolyne hugs him or kisses him.
☆ Jolyne likes very much going to aquariums with her dad, thoughJotaro would start answering every question she asks with weird terms, soJolyne would be like “and… what does [put here a marine-biologist-weird-term]mean?” all the time. 
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Thanks for reading u///u I ran out of ideas, but you can ask for more Dadtaro hcs, he’s cute af.
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